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COVID cases hit records in Europe prompting booster shot rethink

Wed, 2021-11-24 10:13 — mike kraft

COVID cases hit records in Europe prompting booster shot rethink Coronavirus infections broke records on Wednesday in parts of Europe, once again the epicentre of a pandemic which has prompted new curbs on movement and made health experts think again about booster vaccination shots. Francesco Guarascio,Jason Hovet Reuters

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Europe’s COVID crisis pits vaccinated against unvaccinated

Tue, 2021-11-23 09:47 — mike kraft

Europe's COVID crisis pits vaccinated against unvaccinated | AP News BRUSSELS (AP) — This was supposed to be the Christmas in Europe where family and friends could once again embrace holiday festivities and one another. Instead, the continent is the global epicenter of the COVID-19 pandemic as cases soar to record levels in many countries. AP NEWS

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With infections spiking again despite nearly two years of restrictions, the health crisis increasingly is pitting citizen against citizen — the vaccinated against the unvaccinated.

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Europe: Austria locks down, German's Merkel says new steps needed, as Europe faces COVID surge

Mon, 2021-11-22 10:04 — mike kraft

Austria locks down, Merkel says new steps needed, as Europe faces COVID freeze Austria became on Monday the first country in western Europe to reimpose lockdown since vaccines were rolled out, shutting non-essential shops, bars and cafes as surging caseloads raised the prospect of a third winter in deep freeze for the continent. Francois Murphy,Maria Sheahan Reuters

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CDC moves 4 European locatios to its list of highest-risk destinations

Tue, 2021-11-16 11:25 — mike kraft

CDC moves 3 of Europe's travel darlings to its list of highest-risk destinations On Monday, the CDC added three popular European nations and the Channel Island of Guernsey to its list of "very high" risk (Level 4) travel destinations for Covid-19. By Forrest Brown and Marnie Hunter, CNN CNN

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Covid is surging in Europe --a possible warning for the U.S.

Mon, 2021-11-15 10:39 — mike kraft

Covid is surging in Europe. Experts say it’s a warning for the U.S. Eastern Europe's deadly Covid-19 surge is a warning of the dangers of low vaccine uptake, experts say. NBC News

As Europe finds itself at the center of the Covid-19 pandemic once again, experts say it should serve as a warning to the U.S. and other countries about the coronavirus’s unremitting nature.

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